The Etude
The Etude had a long and distinguished publishing run from 1887 – 1957. With its Long-time editor -in-chief Francis Cooke from 1909 through 1949, the Etude added the phrase “Music Exalts Life!”, Though it embraced the modern technologies of Radio & Television along with Jazz and other modern music it went as far as a primarily sheet music publication could. Though you can read opinions that state it lost readership due to a highly optimistic and conservative editorial view (imagine that) Could it not be their awful cover art and drab portraits during the 1940’s which may have had a bigger hand in their eventual retirement. Yet we are fortunate to have dozens of highly collectible Covers from the 1920’s through the mid 1930’s ranging from Art Deco to Nouveau.
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- Art Deco Magazine Cover – Etude, August 1926
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- Art Deco Angels on the Cover of the 1918 Etude Magazine
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- Classic Art Deco magazine cover – Etude
